2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 95P) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 13.0S 174.9W, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 13.6S 175.5W, APPROXIMATELY
285 NM WEST OF PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 250929Z MHS 89GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICT AN
ELONGATED CIRCULATION WITH SEVERAL PATCHES OF FLARING CONVECTION
LOCATED OVER IT. A 250856Z ASCAT-C PASS SHOWS PRIMARILY 15-20 KNOT
WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF AN ELONGATED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH
HIGHER WINDS DISPLACED TO THE NORTH. THE DISTURBANCE IS CURRENTLY
LOCATED IN AN AREA OF GOOD UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE, MODERATE TO HIGH
(20-25 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
(28-30 CELSIUS). GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE SYSTEM WILL
TRACK POLEWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH INTENSIFICATION TO
WARNING STATUS LIKELY WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL
PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1000 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS IS HIGH.